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Radio Ulster,05 Oct 2025,55 mins
Making History – The First Female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sunday SequenceAvailable for 23 days
Dame Sarah Mullally has been appointed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. It is the first time in the nearly 500 year history that the Church of England have appointed a woman to the churches most senior position. However, It's not the first time she has made history - she was the youngest ever Chief Nurse Officer for England and the first woman Bishop of London. Presenter Audrey Carville will discuss what the appointment means with theologian Dr Elaine Storkey and by journalist Madeleine Davies of the Church Times. We also hear from the Anglican Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop John McDowell. Also on the programme, Audrey Speaks to Dr Mohammed Mughaisib about his first-hand experience of working on the ground in a war zone in Gaza. And it is 30 years since Seamus Heaney won the Noble Prize in Literature.
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